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Getting the Lead Out: Removing Lead Pipes Would Yield Hundreds of Billions of Dollars in Health Benefits

Issue BriefUnited StatesErik D. Olson
Removing lead service lines could save the United States an estimated $786 billion from avoided health impacts over the next 35 years.
Bits of plastic waste float underwater

The Worst of the Worst: High-Priority Plastic Materials, Chemical Additives, and Products to Phase Out

Fact SheetUnited States, InternationalDr. Veena Singla
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Building Batteries Better: Doing the Best With Less

ReportUnited StatesJordan Brinn
Reducing the amount of mining needed through improvements in battery technology, second-life applications for vehicle batteries, and better recycling is key to reducing harms caused from battery supply chains.

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NRDC Comments on North Carolina’s State Mitigation Plan Update (PDF)

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NRDC’s public comments on North Carolina’s State Mitigation Plan (SHMP). Because the state was unwilling to share a copy of North Carolina’s draft 2013 update, NRDC reviewed North Carolina’s 2010 SHMP. Based on this review, we have developed recommendations for...

Comments of SCHF, Earthjustice, Environmental Health Strategy Center, NRDC, and the Undersigned Groups on EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for C.I. Pigment Violet 29 under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (PDF)

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EPA's risk determination that PV29 does not present an unreasonable risk is based on limited and incomplete information that is insufficient under the Agency’s own risk assessment guidelines to establish the absence of risk. Its analysis of hazard and exposure...

Idaho Wolf EA Comments (PDF)

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NRDC's Montana office submitted comments on the USDA’s Wildlife Services agency’s environmental assessment process evaluating the impacts of "alternatives for gray wolf damage management in Idaho."

NRDC Comments on the Montana Wolf Hunt - 2010 (PDF)

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Wolf hunts in the Northern Rockies threaten to undermine one of the greatest conservation successes in history. Wolf populations in the region have come very close to reaching sustainable levels, however state managed hunts may prevent populations from reaching those...

NRDC & CATF Comments on CCS (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on the RIA (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on NSR Revisions (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

Joint Comments on Legal Issues (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.

NRDC Technical Comments (PDF)

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NRDC submitted individual and joint comments October 31, 2018 on EPA’s proposed ACE Rule to repeal and replace the Clean Power Plan.